Summary
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Minecraft is a sandbox video game that has endless potential for users to create and build while also exploring a near-infinite world
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The game works on numerous platforms and devices, although users have found it challenging to run smoothly on UNIX-like systems, particularly Linux
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This article outlines five easy tricks for optimising the Minecraft gaming experience on Linux, including:
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Using a lightweight Minecraft launcher, for example, Prism Launcher, which also acts as a diagnostic tool and offers more functionality than the default launcher, such as running multiple Minecraft instances and managing mods, and maintaining world backups
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Matching the minimum and maximum memory parameters, which reduces the amount of garbage collection and reduces FPS stuttering in lower-end systems
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Enabling the generational Z garbage collector, which improves the consistency of the gaming experience and increases FPS
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Installing performance-enhancing mods, such as Optifine and Sodium, which improve the Minecraft renderer, and mods that tweak chunk generation and mechanics, to gain FPS and improve stability
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Using the GraalVM JVM runtime, which makes Minecraft more consistent in terms of responsiveness and FPS, but Generational ZGC does not work with it, so users must use either the Parallel GC or G1